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At the 42th Torino Film Festival, FRED Film Radio interviewed Jacob Møller, director of “Madame Ida”, a movie presented in competition.

“Madame Ida” is the first feature film of Jacob Møller. Where did this story come from? “I suppose it came from when I was writing it, I was very fascinated about the meaning of love and lack of love in our lives. And that came from my own parents, who both of them randomly grew up in orphanages, quite hard lives, with not a lot of love in it, and that’s led to some pretty tragic stories in my family. But they decided that me and my siblings were going to have a childhood with much more love and care than they had. And so I’ve just been fascinated by the meaning of love and care and security in our lives and what kind of human beings it creates, maybe not to have it in your lives”.

Judgment is one of the theme addresses by the movie. All the three female characters are judged for a reason or another. How did Jacob Møller, a man, work on this aspect? “The truth is that I haven’t thought about it that much”, admits the director. “I didn’t make a decision: ‘This has to be a female story’. That was just what this story required. Obviously, I’m not female and I’m not a mother, but I can tell you that I’ve never written three characters that are closer to myself than these three women are. And I’m not a woman, but I can relate to their struggles and their emotions and their tragedies and their judgments, they’re very, very close to me. The truth is I haven’t really given it much thought as to me as a man making a film about females. This was just what I wanted to make, I suppose”.

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“Holy Rosita” is a comedy drama presented in competition at the 42nd Torino Film Festival. Telling the story of Rosita, a good-hearted woman loved by all the neighbourhood but considered not fit to be a mother, the film dwells into the concept of acceptance and the social conventions that our society builds and the burden that these conventions are for those who are considered outsiders. We met with the director Wannes Destoop and the actress Daphne Agten to talk about it.

Wannes Destoop, director of “Holy Rosita” has always been fascinated by outsiders, by the outcast of society. Rosita, played by Daphne Agten, is the definite one, as she is nice and loving but still kept outside society and underestimated. For the director we as society are not in a position of telling anyone like Rosita if she can be a mother or not. This is the central message of the movie.

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After successfully premiering at the 19th edition of Rome International Film Festival, “Hey Joe” by Claudio Giovannesi is finally hitting Italian cinemas on November 28th distributed by Vision Distribution. 

Written by Giovannesi with Maurizio Braucci and Massimo Gaudioso, “Hey Joe” is produced by Palomar together with RAI Cinema, in collaboration with Vision Distribution, Sky and Netflix. 

Playing the lead in “Hey Joe” is US actor, director, screenwriter and producer, James Franco. He plays Dean Barry, a US veteran from New Jersey who, at the beginning of the ‘70s . decides to return to Naples in Italy to look for the son he had with the Neapolitan girl he had a relationship with during the Second World War. 

He’s looking to make up for a 25-year absence, but his son is now a man, he’s grown up and he’s been adopted and raised by a smuggling boss and he has no interest in his American father.

Quoting James Franco: “This is a movie about somebody that stops running away and now is leaning in to something positive, hope”. 

“Hey Joe” is a film about second chances and hope for redemption. 

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Dissident‘s producer Aleksandr Omelyanov explains the reason for producing a film that tells a story based on the politically complex history of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, and how he and the director decided to navigate the difficult balance between historical accuracy and creative storytelling.

Dima Yaroshenko explains how he approached the character he plays in the film, working on the many layers of the personality of his character. Dissident creates a strong link between the events that happened in the 70’s and 80’s in Ukraine and its ongoing struggle for identity and independence.

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“Nina” by Andrea Jaurrieta is in competition at the 42°Torino Film Festival.

The film is a thriller drama starring Patricia López Arnaiz and it is defined by its author as a contemporary western. 

Jaurrieta investigates on the meaning of vengeance and whether it can be a solution as violence should never be fought with violence. 

López Arnaiz is “Nina“, a woman deciding to return to her hometown after many many years to finally get her revenge with the man who destroyed her life, played on screen by Darío Grandinetti.

Of her film, Andrea Jaurrieta wrote in her director’s notes: “Through Nina I first want to talk about abuse, make a reflection on where the limits of consent are. A subject that crosses cultural barriers and affects all societies in a transversal way. In my opinion, there is an urgent need to reflect on abuse from an active feminine point of view. Not from victimization, but from the psychological and social complexity that figures in this kind of relationship.”

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Actress Rosario Dawson has been honoured by the Stella della Mole Award at the 42 Torino Film Festival, where she also presented the film “Kids” by Larry Clark, her first ever appearance on screen. In this nice chat we talked about her beginning, her relationship with Hollywood and the star system, and the will and capacity of staying down to earth.

Rosario Dawson recalls for us how everything started: the chance of meeting Larry Clark when she was very young, the faith her parents had in her in order to let her star in “Kids” and alla that followed. Even if she was looking for a ‘real’ job, she entered the movie business and never left.

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Ron Howard inaugurates the 42 Torino Film Festival with the international premiere of “Eden“, his last intense drama with Jude Law, Ana De Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Bruhl and Sydney Sweeney. The director is also the recipient of the Stella Della Mole Award, that the national Museum of Cinema of Torino gives to outstanding film personality for their work and career.

Ron Howard chose three very intense and completely different actress to play the three women that in the filma re those who carry the lives of their men, with complete opposite results and motivations, but all with the same strength and determination. The cast was made on underlining those difference and that common force.

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Director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes delivers a powerful debut with “My Dead Friend Zoe“, a deeply personal film rooted in his own Army experiences, when he served in Iraq. The story sheds light on the profound challenges veterans face as they transition to civilian life, grappling with PTSD and the emotional toll of losing friends and comrades.

With authenticity and realism, the film offers a poignant exploration of resilience, healing, and the enduring impact of war, presenting a deeply moving tribute to the human spirit, without indulging in the glorification of militarism for its own sake, but rather critically examining its impact on society.

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Directors Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir delve into the inspiration behind their documentary “The brink of dreams“, a powerful portrayal of the girls from the street theatre company Panorama El Barsha.

Set in the remote rural village that shares its name, the film highlights how these young women bring their performances to the streets to give voice to their aspirations and advocate for change. For them, street theatre is not merely a leisure activity but a vital means of survival and self-expression. “They want to engage with society and transform it through art,” explains director Ayman El Amir.

By embracing the unconventional medium of street theatre, the girls address pressing issues such as women’s rights and empowerment, crafting performances that resonate deeply with their lived experiences and challenge societal norms.

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At the 42°Torino Film Festival directed by Giulio Base, Alec Baldwin is among the actors receiving the Stella della Mole Award. 

The actor is in Torino to also introduce to the audience one of the major films of his long and multifaceted career: 1990’s “The Hunt for Red October ” by John McTiernan.

Baldwin was actually the first actor to portray Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on the big screen. After him, there were Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine and John Krasinski.

As the Stella della Mole is a career award, Alec Baldwin looks back at his almost 40 years in the movie business and says that he’s the most nostalgic for the people he worked with.

On “30 Rock“, the TV series he took part of for 7 seasons, from  2006 to 2013, he said that it was his chance to keep up with the comedic part of himself and his acting. “Saturday Night live“ was only for a week,  “30 Rock” lasted for 7 years. 

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